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- Avogadro's Toast [Gray Matter vs. White Matter (Mostly Corrections)]
This episode is beefy. It has A LOT of corrections/clarifications from Episodes 2, 3, and 4. Don't worry, Ruka and Libby eventually get around to discussing gray vs. white matter. Learn about the little sweaters knit by your Grandma Glia.
Key Words
axon hillock, axon terminal, axon, dendrite, glia, gray matter, initial segment, neuron, oligodendrocytes, Schwann cells, soma, ultracrepidarian, white matter
Old West Word of the Day
Exfluncticate
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Reference
- Textbook: Vander's Human Physiology, 13th Edition
Music
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Modified from original with volume fading and cuts
Disclaimer
This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.
1 hr 34 min - Avogadro's Toast [Gray Matter vs. White Matter (Mostly Corrections)]
This episode is beefy. It has A LOT of corrections/clarifications from Episodes 2, 3, and 4. Don't worry, Ruka and Libby eventually get around to discussing gray vs. white matter. Learn about the little sweaters knit by your Grandma Glia.
Key Words
axon hillock, axon terminal, axon, dendrite, glia, gray matter, initial segment, neuron, oligodendrocytes, Schwann cells, soma, ultracrepidarian, white matter
Old West Word of the Day
Exfluncticate
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Reference
- Textbook: Vander's Human Physiology, 13th Edition
Music
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Modified from original with volume fading and cuts
Disclaimer
This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.
1 hr 34 min - A Reptile Dysfunction [Performance Anxiety]
Theater is where Libby and Ruka met. It is also where the lizard brain causes stage fright. Learn about recent research into a strategy using an electromagnetic current as a possible tool to reduce performance anxiety.
Key Words
dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), limbic system, lizard brain, monitoring processes, neomammalian brain, operating processes, paleomammalian brain, performance anxiety, stage fright, transcranial magnetic stimulation
Old West Words of the Day - You get two!
Done brown
Dull music
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References and Resources
- Primary Literature: "Activity in the dorsal ACC causes deterioration of sequential motor performance due to anxiety"
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- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12205-6
- Article: "Zapping The Brain With Electricity Could Eliminate Stage Fright"
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- https://www.iflscience.com/brain/zapping-brain-electricity-eliminate-stage-fright/
- Textbooks
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- Principles of Neural Science, Kandel, Schwartz, and Jessell, 4th Edition
- Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications, Haines, 3rd Edition
- Other Resources
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- Lizard Brain: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/managing-your-memory/201712/don-t-listen-your-lizard-brain
- fMRI: https://science.howstuffworks.com/fmri.htm
Music
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Modified from original with volume fading and cuts
Disclaimer
This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.
1 hr 59 min - A Reptile Dysfunction [Performance Anxiety]
Theater is where Libby and Ruka met. It is also where the lizard brain causes stage fright. Learn about recent research into a strategy using an electromagnetic current as a possible tool to reduce performance anxiety.
Key Words
dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), limbic system, lizard brain, monitoring processes, neomammalian brain, operating processes, paleomammalian brain, performance anxiety, stage fright, transcranial magnetic stimulation
Old West Words of the Day - You get two!
Done brown
Dull music
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References and Resources
- Primary Literature: "Activity in the dorsal ACC causes deterioration of sequential motor performance due to anxiety"
-
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-12205-6
- Article: "Zapping The Brain With Electricity Could Eliminate Stage Fright"
-
- https://www.iflscience.com/brain/zapping-brain-electricity-eliminate-stage-fright/
- Textbooks
-
- Principles of Neural Science, Kandel, Schwartz, and Jessell, 4th Edition
- Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications, Haines, 3rd Edition
- Other Resources
-
- Lizard Brain: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/managing-your-memory/201712/don-t-listen-your-lizard-brain
- fMRI: https://science.howstuffworks.com/fmri.htm
Music
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Modified from original with volume fading and cuts
Disclaimer
This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.
1 hr 59 min - It's Halloween Somewhere [Cerebrospinal Fluid]
This episode goes to eleven on spinal taps and cerebrospinal fluid. Travel back in time to 2019, when Ruka and Libby recorded an episode for the first time. It was so long ago, the show didn't have a title or an Old West word of the day. Happy Halloween!
Key Words
arachnoid mater, capillaries, cerebrospinal fluid, choroid plexus, dura mater, epidural, foramen of Monro, hydrocephalus, lumbar puncture, meninges, meningitis, pia mater, spinal cord, spinal tap, ventricle, vertebra
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References
Textbooks
- Vander's Human Physiology, 13th Edition
- Principles of Neural Science, Kandel, Schwartz, and Jessell, 4th Edition
- Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications, Haines, 3rd Edition
Music
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Modified from original with volume fading and cuts
Disclaimer
This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.
1 hr 29 min - It's Halloween Somewhere [Cerebrospinal Fluid]
This episode goes to eleven on spinal taps and cerebrospinal fluid. Travel back in time to 2019, when Ruka and Libby recorded an episode for the first time. It was so long ago, the show didn't have a title or an Old West word of the day. Happy Halloween!
Key Words
arachnoid mater, capillaries, cerebrospinal fluid, choroid plexus, dura mater, epidural, foramen of Monro, hydrocephalus, lumbar puncture, meninges, meningitis, pia mater, spinal cord, spinal tap, ventricle, vertebra
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References
Textbooks
- Vander's Human Physiology, 13th Edition
- Principles of Neural Science, Kandel, Schwartz, and Jessell, 4th Edition
- Fundamental Neuroscience for Basic and Clinical Applications, Haines, 3rd Edition
Music
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Modified from original with volume fading and cuts
Disclaimer
This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.
1 hr 29 min - Two Humps [Moar Chemistry]
The hosts find themselves defending each other's humps in the old west town of Gap Junction. Libby suffers chemical burns from the leftover cookie dough chemistry Ruka serves up. Ruka also makes corrections/clarifications on Episode 1. Libby tells a joke.
Key Words
acetylcholine, acetylcholinesterase, adenosine, Alzheimer disease, amino acids, ATP, biogenic amines, carbon monoxide, central nervous system, cholinergic, dopamine, dynorphin, enzymes, epinephrine, excitatory, GABA, gap junction, glutamate, glycine, inhibitory, innervate, kisspeptin, KNDy neurons, LSD, neurokinin B, neuromuscular junction, neuropeptides, nitric oxide, norepinephrine, opioids, peripheral nervous system, purines, receptors, serotonin, SSRI, strychnine
Count: 36!
Old West Word of the Day
Crawlin' my hump
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Reference
Textbook: Vander's Human Physiology 13th Edition
Music
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Modified from original with volume fading and cuts
Disclaimer
This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.
1 hr 25 min - Two Humps [Moar Chemistry]
The hosts find themselves defending each other's humps in the old west town of Gap Junction. Libby suffers chemical burns from the leftover cookie dough chemistry Ruka serves up. Ruka also makes corrections/clarifications on Episode 1. Libby tells a joke.
Key Words
acetylcholine, acetylcholinesterase, adenosine, Alzheimer disease, amino acids, ATP, biogenic amines, carbon monoxide, central nervous system, cholinergic, dopamine, dynorphin, enzymes, epinephrine, excitatory, GABA, gap junction, glutamate, glycine, inhibitory, innervate, kisspeptin, KNDy neurons, LSD, neurokinin B, neuromuscular junction, neuropeptides, nitric oxide, norepinephrine, opioids, peripheral nervous system, purines, receptors, serotonin, SSRI, strychnine
Count: 36!
Old West Word of the Day
Crawlin' my hump
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Reference
Textbook: Vander's Human Physiology 13th Edition
Music
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Modified from original with volume fading and cuts
Disclaimer
This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.
1 hr 25 min - Big Animal = Big Poops [Neurochemistry]
Welcome to Headshake! We're thrilled (and surprised) you're here! Today, Ruka tries to teach co-host Libby about neurochemical signaling (cookie dough chemistry). They also explore each other's knowledge holes.
Key Words
autocrine, chemistry, endocrine, epinephrine, neuromodulator, neurotransmitter, norepinephrine, paracrine, post-synaptic, pre-synaptic, synapse, vesicles
Old West Word of the Day
Backdoor trots
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Reference
Textbook: Vander's Human Physiology 13th Edition
Music
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Modified from original with volume fading and cuts
Disclaimer
This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.
1 hr 17 min - Big Animal = Big Poops [Neurochemistry]
Welcome to Headshake! We're thrilled (and surprised) you're here! Today, Ruka tries to teach co-host Libby about neurochemical signaling (cookie dough chemistry). They also explore each other's knowledge holes.
Key Words
autocrine, chemistry, endocrine, epinephrine, neuromodulator, neurotransmitter, norepinephrine, paracrine, post-synaptic, pre-synaptic, synapse, vesicles
Old West Word of the Day
Backdoor trots
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Reference
Textbook: Vander's Human Physiology 13th Edition
Music
Bushwick Tarantella by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1300002
Artist: http://incompetech.com/
Modified from original with volume fading and cuts
Disclaimer
This podcast is for entertainment and education only. Neither of the hosts is a medical doctor, and nothing they say is medical advice. Please consult with your physician before making decisions about your health.
1 hr 17 min
About Headshake
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A stream-of-consciousness science podcast. Hosted by Kristen A. Ruka, Ph.D. and Nathan A. Libby, A.D.D.
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